Brooklyn,  N.Y. 


Manual 
of  the 
Plymouth  Church 


1848 


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HENRY      WARD      BEECHER, 

PASTOR. 


PUBLISHED  BY  VOTE  OP  THE  CHURCH, 


IN  THE  YEAR  OF  OUR  LORD, 


1  848. 


NEW-YORK  : 
PRINTED     BY     HENRY     SPEAR, 

78  Wall  Street,  corner  of  Pearl. 


PLYMOUTH  CHURCH  PROPERTY. 


\       The  building  now  occupied  by  the  society  of  "  The 
\  Plymouth   Church,"  Cranberry  street,  Brooklyn,  was 
\  erected  in  1823  by  "The  First  Presbyterian   Church" 
\  (now  located  in  Henry  street.)     The  ground  was  pur- 
\  chased  of  John  and  Jacob  M.  Hicks,  and   was  then  an 
;  open  field,  very  few  houses  having  been  erected  in  the 
vicinity.     In   the  year   1831   a  Lecture  Room  with  a 
Sabbath  School  Room  and  Pastor's  Study  was  erected, 
situated  on  Orange  street,  directly  in  the  rear  and  con- 
nected with  the  church.      The  Church  and    Lecture 
\  Room  now   occupy  between  seven  and  eight  lots  of 
$  ground,  pleasantly  located  in  the  most  densely  popu- 
lated part  of  the  city,  and  directly  on  Brooklyn  Heights. 
The  above  property,   including  the  bell,  clock  and 
j  all  the  fixtures  and   furniture  on  the  premises,  were 
|  purchased  of  "  The  First  Presbyterian  Church"  in  the 
j  month  of  June,  1846,  by  John  T.  Howard,  Henry  C. 
Bowen  and  Seth  B.  Hunt,  of  "  The  Church  of  the  Pil- 
grims," Brooklyn,  and  David  Hale,  of  "  The  Taberna- 
cle Church,"  New-York,  for  the  sum  of  Twenty  Thou- 
<  sand  Dollars.    Mr.  Howard  conducted  the  negotiations, 
|  and  the  other  named  individuals  furnished  the  money. 
\  On  the  first  day  of  June,  1848,  the  property  was  con- 
5  veyed  by  deed  to  "  The  Plymouth  Church,"  who  paid 
\  for  the  same  the  original  cost,  together  with  the  interest. 


INCORPORATION  OF  THE  SOCIETY. 


'<  A  meeting  was  held  in  accordance  with  the  laws  of 
\  the  State,  on  Monday  evening  the  fourteenth  day  of 
\  June  1847,  in  the  present  lecture  room  of  the  Church, 
<  for  the  purpose  of  organizing  a  Religious  Society. 
\  Jira  Payne  was  appointed  Chairman,  and  J.  Wilson 
\  Green,  Secretary,  both  of  whom  were  appointed  In- 
]  spectors  of  Election  for  Trustees. 

Henry  C.  Bowen,  John  T.  Howard,  and  Daniel 
;  Burgess  were  elected  Trustees,  who  subsequently 
\  were  divided  by  lot  to  serve,  each  in  the  order  as  they 
stand,  for  the  term  of  one,  two  and  three  years. 
"  The  Plymouth  Church  " 
i  was  adopted  upon  deliberation,  as  the  corporate  name 
\  of  the  Society. 

i  The  certificate  of  incorporation  was  recorded  in  the 
5  Clerks  Office  of  Kings  County  on  the  twenty-seventh 
\  day  of  September   1847. 


HISTORY 


CHURCH,  ORGANIZATION.  &C. 


The  first  meeting  of  those  interested  in  the  establish- 
ment  of  a  new  Congregational  Church  in  Brooklyn,  \ 
(now  called  "  The  Plymouth  Church  ")  was  held  at  \ 
the  house  of  Henry  C.  Bowen,  on  Saturday  evening  j 
May  9th,  1847.  Present  David  Hale,  of  New  York  \ 
Jira  Payne,  John  T.  Howard,  Charles  Rowland,  David  \ 
Griffin   and  Henry  C.  Bowen,  of  Brooklyn. 

The  meeting   was   opened  by  prayer,   after   which  j 

David  Hale   made  some  statements  in  relation  to  the  : 

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property  now  held  by  "  The  Plymouth  Church  "  and 
then  in  behalf  of  himself  and  the  other  owners,  offered  \ 
the  use  of  said  property   for  purposes  of  religious  wor-  \ 
ship,  as  soon  as  the  premises  should  be  vacated  by  "  The  \ 
First  Presbyterian  Church.     Whereupon  it  was 

Resolved,  "  That  religious  services    shall   be    com 
menced    by   Divine    permission   on    Sunday  the   six-  \ 
teenth  day  of  May," — that  being  the  first  Sabbath  after  \ 
the  house  was  vacated. 

On  Sunday  morning,  May  16th  1847,  notice  having  1 
been  given  in  the  newspapers,  the  Meeting  House  in  \ 
Cranberry  street,   was   opened  for  religious   worship.  J 

\ 


Henry  Ward  Beecher  being  providentially  in  the  city; 
was  invited  to  preach  the  first  sermon.     At  the  close  of  I 
the   services,  public   notice   was   given  that  a  weekly 
prayer  meeting  would  be  established,  commencing  the  j 
next  Friday  evening,  in  the  lecture  room.     At  the  ap-  I 
pointed  time  about  thirty  persons  were  present  to  unite  \ 
in  prayer  for  the  Divine  blessing   on   the   new  enter-  \ 
terprise,   most  of  whom  expressed  a  desire  to  connect 
themselves   with  the  Church  when    organized.     Jira  \ 
Payne    conducted   the   exercises.     At   the  close  of  the 
prayer  meeting,  on   motion  of  David    Hale  from  New  i 
York,  John  T.   Howard,   Henry  C.    Bowen,   Richard  \ 
Hale,  Charles  Rowland,  and  Jira  Payne,  were  appoint- 
ed a  Committee  to  make  arrangements  for  the  forma- 
tion of  a  church  ;  to  prepare  and  report  articles  of  faith 
and  covenant,   form    of  admission,  ecclesiastical  princi-  \ 
pies  and  rules,  manual  for  business,  &c.     Also,  to  give 
notice  the  following  Sabbath  to  all  persons  who  desired  \ 
to  be  connected  with   the  church  at   its  organization,  to 
be  present  at  the  next  Friday  evening  prayer  meeting. 
At    the  two   subsequent   prayer  meetings   twenty-one 
persons  handed  in  their  names   to   be  organized  into  a 
church.     On  Friday  evening,  June  eleventh,  the  com-  \ 
mittee  appointed  to  prepare  acticles   of  faith,  &c ,  made  \ 
their  report,   which  after  some  amendments  was  adopt 
ed,  and  notice  was  given   that  the  church  would  be  or 
ganized  the  following  Sabbath  evening. 

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A  council  of  Ministers  and  Delegates  from  other 
churches  convened  at  the  house  of  John  T.  Howard  on 
Saturday  evening,  the  twelfth  day  of  June,  by  invitation  \ 
of  the  committee,  who  presented  to  said  Council  the  Arti- 
eles  of  Faith  and  Covenant  adopted,  also  the  credentials  j 
of  those  persons  who  expected  to  be  organized  unto  a 
church. 

Said  Council  were  as  followrs4: 

From  the  Church  of  the  Pilgrims. 
Rev.  Richard  S.  Storrs,  Jr.  Pastor. 
Brother  Chandler  Starr,  Delegate. 

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From  the  Second  Congregational  Church. 
Rev.  J.  N.  Sprague,  Pastor. 
Brother  A,  B.  Davenport.  Delegate. 

From  the  Broadway  Tabernacle  Church,  JVtw-  York. 
Rev.  J.  P.  Thompson,  Pastor. 
Brother  David  Hale,  Delegate. 

From  the  Chrystie  st.  Congregational  Church ,  New-  York 
Rev.  D.  C.  Lansing,  D.  D.,  Pastor. 
Brother  Seymour  Whiling,  Delegate. 

The  Council  voted  to  approve  what  had  been  done, 
and  accepted  the  invitation  of  the  Commitee  to  partici- 
pate in  the  public  services  of  the  organization,  the  follow- 


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On  Sunday  evening,  the  thirteenth  day  of  June,  the 
Church  was  organized.  A  Sermon  was  preached  on 
the  occasion  by  Richard  S.  Storrs,  Jr.,  Pastor  of  the 
Church  of  the  Pilgrims.  Other  clergymen,  members 
of  the  council  took  part  in  the  services. 

On  Monday  evening,  June  fourteenth,  the  church  by 
a  unanimous  vote,  elected  Henry  Ward  Beecher  to 
be  their  Pastor,  and  a  committee  was  appointed  to  act 
with  the  society  in  presenting  the  call. 

During  the  summer  the  church  was  opened  for  reli- 
gious worship  three  times  each  Sabbath.  Various  cler- 
gymen, mostly  from  New-England,  were  invited  to 
supply  the  pulpit.  On  the  fifth  day  of  September,  a 
Sabbath  School  was  organized,  consisting  of  ten  teach- 
ers and  twenty-eight  scholars.  Henry  C.  Bowen  was 
elected  Superintendent, and  John  T.  Howard,  Secretary. 
The  school  rapidly  increased  in  numbers,  and  now  has 
on  its  register  more  than  one  hundred  and  sixty  teach- 
ers and  scholars,  eight  or  ten  of  whom  have  been  hope- 
fully converted. 

After  some  two  months  delay,  the  call  presented  to 
Henry  Ward  Beecher,  was  accepted.  On  Sunday  the 
I  tenth  day  of  October  he  commenced  his  labors,  and  on 
$  Thursday  the  eleventh  day  of  November,  he  was  pub- 
i  licly  installed  as  Pastor  of  the  church  and  congregation. 
\  The  following  is  a  copy  of  the  minutes  of  the  council : 
<  "  At  an  ecclesiastical  council  convened  by  letters  from 


the    Plymouth  Church  in    Brooklyn  in  the   State   of 
New-York,  at  their  lecture-room,  on  the  eleventh  day  of 
November,  in  the  year  of  our  Lord   1847,  for  the  pur-  | 
pose  of  installing  (if  the  way  should  be  found  clear)  the  j 
Rev.  Henry  Ward  Beecher  as  their  Pastor,  there  were  j 
present — 

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From  the  Church  of  the  Pilgrims,  Brooklyn . 
Rev.  Richard  S.  Storrs,  Jr.,  Pastor. 
Brother  Seth  B.  Hunt,  Delegate. 

Second  Congregational  Church,   Brooklyn. 
Rev.  J.  N.  Sprague,  Pastor. 
Brother  Edward  Corning,  Delegate. 


Second  Co?igregatio?ial  Church,  New-  York. 
Rev.  D.  C.  Lansing,  D.  D.,  Pastor. 
Brother  Abraham  C.  Van  Epps,  Delegate. 


Church  of  the   Puritans,  JVeiv-York. 
Rev  Geo.  B.  Cheever,  Pastor. 
Brother  Oliver  E.  Wood,  Delegate. 

— 

Fourth  Congregational  Church,  New- York. 
Rev.  William  W.  Wallace,  Pastor. 
Brother  Joseph  D.  Kellogg,  Delegate. 

Broadway  Tabernacle  Church,  JVew- York. 
Rev.  Joseph  P.  Thompson,  Pastor. 
Brother  David  Hale,  Del«-ate. 

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Sullivan  street  Church,  New-  York. 
Rev.  S.  Bristol,  Pastor. 
Brother  A.  S.  Ball,  Delegate. 

Second  Congregational  Church  in  Bridgeport,  Conn 
Rev.  Nathaniel  Hevvit,  D.  D.,  Pastor. 
Brother  James  Ruthven,  Delegate. 


Salem  Church,  Boston,  Mass. 
Rev.  Edward  Beecher,  D.  D.,  Pastor. 
Brother  Ebenezer  Wellman,  Delegate. 


North  Church,  Hartford,  Conn. 
Rev.  Horace  Bushnell,  D.  D.,  Pastor. 
Brother  Thomas  Day,  Delegate. 

North  Church,  New  Haven,  Conn. 
Rev.  S.  W.  S.  Dutton,  Pastor. 
Brother  James  Brewster,  Delegate. 

Also,  Rev.  Heman  Humphrey,  D.  D.,  of  Pittsfield 

Mass. 


Rev  Dr.  Hewitt  was   chosen   moderator  and   Rev. 
Mr.  Dutton  was  chosen  scribe, 

Rev.  John  Marsh,  Rev.  J.  M.  Rowland,  Rev.  O.  W. 
Bidwell,  Rev.  Lebbeus  Armstrong  being  present, 
were  invited  to  set  with  the  council  as  corresponding 
members. 


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The   council   being  thus  organized,    sought  the  Di- 
vine  blessing  by  prayer,  being  led  therein  by  the  mod-  \ 
erator. 

The  invitation  addressed  by  the  Church  and  Society  \ 
to  Rev.  Henry  Ward  Beecher,  to  become  their  Pas-  j 
tor, — Mr.  Beecher's  acceptance  of  the  same,  and  also,  j 
the  resolutions  of  the  society  pertaining  to  his  pecunia-  j 
ary  support  while  in  the  pastoral  office  over  them,  be-  > 
ing  presented  to  the  council,  were  pronounced  by  vote 
satisfactory,  and  ordered  to  be  placed  on  record. 

After  an  extended  and  thorough  examination  of  the 
Pastor  elect,  respecting  his  views  of  the  doctrine  of  \ 
natural  and  revealed  religion,  his  experience  of  renew-  \ 
ing  and  sanctifying  grace,  and  his  object  in  entering  on 
the  work  of  the  Christian  Ministry,  the  council  unani- 
mously pronounced  the  examination  sustained,  and  vo- 
ted to  proceed  to  Installation,  assigning  the  services 
thereof  as  follows : 

Invocation  and  reading  of  the  Scriptures^— by  Rev. 
Dr.  Humphrey. 

Sermon — by  Rev.  Dr.  Edward  Beecher. 
Installing  Prayer — by  Rev.  Dr.  Hewit. 
Charge  to  the  Pastor — by  Rev.  Dr.  Lansing. 

The  Fellowship  of  the  Churches — by  Rev.  R.  S. 
S to rrs,  Jr. 

Address  to  the  People — by  the  Rev.  J,  P.  Thomp- 
son. 


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Concluding  Prayer — by  Rev.  Dr.  Bushnell. 
These  services  were  duly  performed. 

(Signed.)  Nathaniel  Hewit,  Moderator. 

(Signed.)  S.  W.  S,  Duiton,  Scribe. 

A  very  interesting  revival  soon  commenced  and  has 
continued  up  to  the  present  time.  More  than  seventy 
persons  indulge  the  hope  that  they  have  passed  from 
death  unto  life,  nearly  all  of  whom  have  connected 
themselves  with  this  and  other  churches.  A  widely 
extended  and  deep  religious  interest  has  pervaded  the 
congregation.  The  weekly  lecture  and  prayer  meet- 
ings have  been  well  attended,  and  several  of  our  num- 
ber have  been  engaged  in  Mission  Sabbath  Schools, 
Tract  Distribution,  &c. 

A  weekly  meeting  was  early  established  for  the 
promotion  of  social  intercourse  and  Christian  affection. 
Many  who  might  not  otherwise  have  been  acquainted 
for  years,  have  been  brought  together  as  Christians 
and  friends,  and  the  result  has  been  the  awakening 
of  a  deep  interest  in  each  other,  and  the  promotion 
of  the  kindest  feelings  throughout  the  congregation. 

In  concluding,  it  may  be  truly  said  that  this  new  en- 
terprise, through  the  goodness  of  Providence,  has  thus 
far  been  prospered  beyond  the  expectations  of  its  warm- 
est friends,  and  it  is  to  be  hoped  that  the  great  Head 
of  the  Church  will  ever  preside  over  and  make  it  the 
instrument  of  great  good  to  a  dying  world. 


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FORM  OF  ADMISSION  to  the  CHURCH. 


The  articles  of  Faith,  Covenant  and  Rules,  have  been  recently  revised 
by  a  Special  Committee,  and  were  adopted  by  the  Church,  as  they  now 
stand,  on  the  seventeenth  of  April,  1848,  by  a  unanimous  vote. 

You  have  separated  yourselves  from  this  congrega- 
tion, dear  friends,  to  perform  one  of  the  most  momen- 
tous, and  yet  joyful,  acts  of  your  life.  You  will  never 
cease  to  feel  the  effect  of  the  dedication  which  you  now 
make.  Should  you  cling  affectionately  to  that  Re- 
deemer whom  you  are  now  about  openly  to  avouch,  you 
will  ever  rejoice  that  you  were  brought  to  this  hour  ; 
but  if  your  soul  shall  draw  back,  and  you  shall  put 
Christ  to  an  open  shame,  this  deed,  and  this  hour,  shall 
be  everlasting  witnesses  against  you. 

You  have  been  deeply  convinced  of  your  personal 
sinfulness :  you  have  heartily  repented  thereof :  you 
have  believed  in  the  forgiving  love  of  Jesus  Christ : 
you  have  dedicated  your  heart  and  life  to  him  :  that 
dedication  you  are  about  to  renew  in  the  presence  of 
God  and  this  Congregation.  Yet,  be  not  cast  down. — 
Though  we  have  thought  it  meet  to  admonish  you,  it  is 
with  a  calm  and  cheerful  hope  that  He,  who  in  love 
has  called  you  will  never  leave  nor  forsake  you,  until 
you  shall  stand  in  Zion  and  before  God. 


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ARTICLES  OF  FAITH. 


1.  We  believe  in  the  existence  of  One  Everliving 
and  True  God,  Sovereign  and  unchangeable,  In- 
finite in  Power,  Wisdom,  and  Goodness. 

2.  We  believe  the  Scriptures  of  the  Old  and  New 
Testaments  to  be  inspired  of  God  ;  to  contain  a 
revelation  of  his  will,  and  to  be  the  authoritative 
rule  of  faith  and  practice. 

3.  We  believe  that  the  Father,  the  Son,  and  the 
Holy  Ghost,  are  revealed  in  the  Scriptures  as  ex- 
isting, in  respect  to  attributes,  character,  and  office, 
as  three  Persons,  equally  Divine  ;  while  in  other 
respects  they  are  united  and  are  in  a  proper  sense, 
One  God. 

4.  We  believe  that  our  first  parents  were  created  up- 
right, that  they  fell  from  their  original  state  by 
disobedience,  and  that  all  their  posterity  are  not 
only  prone  to  sin,  but  do  become  sinful  and  guilty 
before  God. 

5.  We  believe  that  God  so  loved  the  world  that  he 
gave  his  only  begotten  Son  to  die  for  it ;  that  Christ 
appeared  in  the  flesh  ;  that  he  set  forth  a  perfect 
example  of  obedience  ;  that  he  purely  taught  the 
truths  needful  for  our  salvation;  that  he  suffered 
in  our  stead,  the  just  for  the  unjust ;  that  he  died 


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to  atone  for  our  sins  and  to   purify   us   therefrom, 
and  that  he  rose  from  the  dead  and  ascended  into 
heaven,  where  he  ever  liveth  to  make  intercession  \ 
for  us. 

6.  We  believe  that  God  offers  full  forgiveness  and 
everlasting  life   to  ail   who   will  heartily  repent  > 
and  believe  in  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ ;  while  those  \ 
who  do  not  believe,  but    persevere  in  sin,  shall 
finally  perish. 

7.  We  believe  in  the  resurrection  of  all  the  dead  ; 
in  a  final  and  general  Judgment,  upon  the  awards 
of  which  the  wicked  shall  go  into  everlasting  pun- 
ishment,  and  the  righteous  into  life  eternal. 

Tims  do  you  believe?] 


COVETVAXT. 


Do  you  now  avouch  the  Lord  Jehovah  to  be  your 
God?  Jesus  Christ  to  be  your  Saviour?  the  Holy  I 
Spirit  to  be  your  Sanctifier?  Renouncing  the  dominion 
of  this  world  over  you,  do  you  consecrate  your  whole  ) 
soul  and  body  to  the  service  of  God  ?  do  you  receive  \ 
his  word  as  the  rule  of  your  life?  and  by  his  grace  ag-  \ 
sisting  you,  will  you  persevere  in  this  consecration  unto  \ 
the  end  ? 

Tie  ordinance  of  Baptism,  if  not  previously  received,  will  here  be  administered.] 


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COVENANT  WITH  THE    CHURCH. 


[Here  those  who  unite  by  letter  will  rise  in  their  places.] 

Do  you  solemnly  covenant  and  agree  to  study  the  \ 
peace,  purity  and  liberty  of  this  church  ?  to  love  and 
watch  over  its  members  as  your  brethren  ?  to  receive  \ 
from  them  all  needful  care  and  admonition?  Will  you  ] 
labor  together  with  us  in  the  maintenance  of  its  public  i 
worship  and  ordinances  ?  submit  to  necessary  disci-  \ 
pline,  and  avoid  all  causes  of  scandal  and  offence  so  \ 
)  long  as  in  the  Providence  of  God  you  shall  continue 
among  us  1  I 

[The  members  of  the  church  will  here  rise.] 

We,  then,  the  members  of  this  church,  do  joyfully 
and  cordially  receive  you  into  our  number.     We  pro- 
mise   to   bear   with  you,  to  love,  to  edify,  and  by  all 
means  in  our  power  to  advance  you  in  the  divine  life.  \ 
Amen. 

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ECCLESIASTICAL 

PRINCIPLES    AND    RULES. 


1.  This  church  is  an  independent  ecclesiastical  body  ; 
i  and,  in  matters  of  doctrine,  order  and  discipline,  is 
',  amenable  to  no  other  organization. 


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2.  Connection  with  other  Churches. — This  church  will 
extend  to  other  evangelical  churches,  and  receive  from 
them  that  fellowship,  advice  and  assistance  which  the 
laws  of  Christ  require. 

3.  Admission  of  Members.  —  Application  for  church  j 
membership,  either  by  letter  or  profession,  must  be  < 
made  to  the  examining  committee  ;  and  those  approved  \ 
shall  be  propounded  to  the  church  at  least  two  weeks,  1 
and  to  the  congregation  one  week,  before  the  com-  I 
munion.  They  shall  become  members  by  vote  of  the  \ 
church  and  giving  a  public  assent  to  the  Articles  of  \ 
Faith  and  Covenant.  < 

4.  Dismission  of  Members. — It  is  expected  that  mem-  \ 
bers  on  removing  will  ask  for  letters  of  dismission  ) 
and  recommendation.  Requests  for  such  letters  may  \ 
be  announced  at  the  weekly  prayer-meeting  or  lecture  : 
and  if  at  the  end  of  one  week  no  objection  has  been  made  \ 
to  the  clerk,  he  shall  issue  the  customary  certificate. 

5.  Rights  of  Members. — No  member  can  be  deprived 
of  church  privileges  except  by  regular  process.  The  \ 
presentation  of  complaints  may  be  first  made  to  the  ex-  j 
amining  Committee,  who  shall,  upon  sufficient  cause,  \ 
prefer  charges  to  the  whole  church  ;  or  the  complain-  { 
ant  may  present  his  complaint  in  person  to  the  church.  \ 
When  a  member  is  accused,  he  shall  be  seasonably  fur-  \ 
nished  with  a  copy  of  the  complaint  and  shall  have  a  j 
full  hearing;.  i 


$ 


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6.  Censures. — The  censures  inflicted  on  offenders  are, 
private  reproof,  public  admonition,  suspension   or   ex- 
communication,   according   to   the   aggravation  of  the  < 
offence  ;  and  in  case  of  excommunication,  notice  there-  \ 
of  shall  be  given  from  the  pulpit  on  the  Sabbath. 

7.  Officers. — The  stated  officers  of  the  church  shall 
be  the  Pastor  or  Pastors,  Deacons,  Examining  Com-  I 
mittee,  Clerk  and  Treasurer.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of 
the  Deacons  to  assist  in  die  administration  of  the  Lord's  \ 
Supper,  to  distribute  the  charities  of  the  church,  arid  in  \ 
the  absence,  or  at  the  request  of  the  pastor,  to  provide  a  \ 
supply  for  the  pulpit. 

In  1848  two  Deacons  shall  be  chosen  for  three  years, 
two  for  two  years,  and  two  for  one  year,  and  at  each 
subsequent  annual  meeting,  two  shall  be  chosen  for 
three  years;  and  at  the  expiration  of  their  terms  of 
office,  they  shall  be  inellegible  for  one  year. 

The  Examining  Committee  shall  consist  of  seven 
brethren,  including  the  Pastor.  In  1848,  two  members 
shall  be  chosen  for  three  years,  two  for  two  years,  and 
two  for  one  year,  and  at  each  subsequent  annual  meet- 
ing two  members  shall  be  chosen  for  three  years ;  and 
at  the  expiration  of  their  terms  of  office  they  shall  be 
inelligible  for  one  year.  Members  of  the  church  are 
entitled  to  be  present  at,  and  to  participate  in  the  exami- 
nation of  candidates. 


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It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  stated  clerk  to  record  the 
doings  of  the  church  at  its  business  meetings  :  also,  to 
keep  the  covenant,  confession  of  faith,  form  of  admis- 
sion, ecclesiastical  principles  and  rules  recorded  in  a 
place  by  themselves  ;  and  a  chronological  list  of  its 
members  with  the  times  of  their  admission,  dismission, 
or  death,  so  far  as  he  can  ascertain  the  same. 

Vacancies  in  any  of  the  offices  occuring  between  the  \ 
annual  meetings,  may  be  filled  at  any  regular  business 

i  meeting,  notice  of  the  intention  to  fill  such  vacancies  hav-  '. 
ing  been  given  from  the  pulpit  on  the  previous  Sabbath. 
All  officers  shall  be  elected  by  ballot,  without  nomina- 
tion, and  all  elections  shall  be  determined  by  the  vote 
of  a  majority  of  the  members  of  lawful  age  present  and 
voting. 

|       The  terms  of  office  of  the  Deacons,  Examining  Com- 

:  mittee,  Clerk  and  Treasurer,  shall  expire  on  the  first 

S  day  of  May. 

8.  Meetings. — This  church  shall  meet  for  prayer  and  j 

;  conference  every  Friday  evening  ;  and  the  brother  pre- 
siding shall  appoint  another  brother  to  preside  the  next 
Friday  evening. 

The  Lord's  Supper  shall  be  celebrated  on  the  first  \ 
Sabbaths  of  January,    March,  May,  July,   September 
and  November. 

A  Business  Meeting  of  the  church  shall  be  held  after 
the  religious  services  on  the  Friday  evening  next  pre-  j 


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ceding  the  first  Sabbath  in  each  month  ;  but  at  the 
meeting  next  before  the  communion,  no  business  but 
the  reception  and  dismission  of  members  shall  be  trans- 
acted, unless  by  general  consent. 

A  Meeting  for  the  choice  of  Officers  and  for  other 
business  shall  be  held  annually  on  the  second  Thursday 
evening  of  April,  at  which  the  Examining  Committee 
shall  present  a  written  report  on  the  state  of  the  church 
and  its  history  during  the  previous  year,  including  an 
account  of  the  members  received  and  dismissed ;  and 
a  report  shall  also  be  presented  by  the  Treasurer,  and 
his  accounts  duly  audited. 

The  Clerk,  on  the  written  requisition  of  any  seven 
male  members  of  lawful  age,  shall  call  a  Special  Busi- 
ness Meeting,  by  causing  a  notice  to  be  read  from  the 
pulpit. 

At  each  business  meeting  a  Moderator  shall  be  chosen. 

All  meetings  for  business  shall  be  opened  with  prayer. 

No  resolution  shall  be  considered  at  the  same  meet- 
ing at  which  it  is  offered  if  any  objection  is  made  there- 
to, but  shall  be  reduced  to  writing  by  the  mover,  and 
referred  to  the  next  business  meeting.  The  objection 
may  be  overruled,  however,  by  three-fourths  of  the 
members  present. 

The  Confession  of  Faith,  Covenant,  Form  of  Ad- 
mission, or  Ecclesiastical  Principles  and  Rules  shall  not 


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be  altered,  except  by  a  vote  of  two-thirds  of  the  male 
members  of  lawful  age  present  and  voting  at  an  annual 
meeting  ;  nor  shall  such  alteration  be  considered,  unless 
a  notice  containing  the  substance  thereof  shall  have 
been  given  in  writing,  at  a  previous  business  meeting. 


BASIS    OF   UNION 

33ctteem  tyt  <£fnivdj  auU   tye  Society. 

I.  The  Society  shall  hold  the  property,  and  receive 
|  the  income,  and  make  all  pecuniary  engagements,  ap- 
\  propriations  and  payments. 

I       2.  In  calling  a  Pastor,  the  Society   and  Church  will  j 
\  act  as  concurrent   bodies — a  majority  of  each  being  ne-  j 
I  cessary   to  constitute  a  call  ;    the  Church  nominating,  : 
\  and  the  Society  confirming  or  rejecting  the  nomination. 
3.  The  Church  will  provide  for  the   supply  of  the  j 
pulpit  when  there  is  no  settled  Pastor ;    make  the  ne- 
cessary arrangements  for  singing,  and,  in  general,  for 
the  orderly  celebration  of  religious  worship:    and  the 
Society  will  liquidate  all    reasonable  expenses  thereby  \ 
incurred. 


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Meetings. 


The  annual  meeting  of  the  Society  for  the  election  of 
Trustees  and  other  business  will  be  held  on  the  last 
Thursday  evening  in  March. 


The  annual  meeting  of  the  Church,  occurs  on  the  se- 
cond Thursday  evening  of  April. 


A  regular  business  meeting  of  the  Church  will  be  held 
at  the  close  of  the  prayer  meeting,  in  the  lecture  room 
on  Friday  evening,  next  preceding  the  first  Sabbath  in 
each  month. 


Weekly  Services. 


Preaching,  Sabbath  morning  and  evening. 
Prayer  Meeting,  Sabbath  afternoon  in  the  Lecture 
Room. 

Lecture,  on  Wednesday  evening. 
Prayer  Meeting,  on  Friday  evening. 

Inquiry  Meetings. 


Meetings  for  religious  conversation  with  the  Pastor, 
(usually  weekly)  occur  by  special  appointment. 


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Social  Circle. 


A  social  meeting  will  be  held  on  Tuesday  evening 
of  each  week,  the  special  object  of  which  is  to  promote 
acquaintance,  sympathy  and  friendship,  throughout  the 
church  and  congregation. 

Safcbath  School. 


Will  meet  at  9  o'clock  every  Sabbath  morning  in 
the  room  over  the  Lecture  Room. 

Monthly  Concert. 


Adults  will  be  baptised  when  publicly  received  into 
the  church.      Infant  Baptism  will  be  administered  at 


The  usual  monthly  concert  of  Prayer  for  Missions, 
will  be  held  in  the  Lecture  Room  on  the  first  Monday  \ 
',  evening-  of  each  month. 

Co  in  in  union. 


The  celebration  of  the  Lords  Supper  will  occur  on 
the  first  Sabbath  'morning  in  May,  July,  September, 
November,  January  and  March. 

Baptism. 


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the  opening  of  the  morning  services  on   each  commu- 
nion Sabbath. 

Application  for  Church  Membership. 


Those  wishing  to  join  the  church,  either  by  letter  or 
on  profession  of  their  faith,  are  invited  to  meet  the  ex- 
amining committee  in  person,  at  their  appointed  ses- 
sions, notice  of  which  will  be  publicly  given. 

Prayer  Meetings. 


The  Sabbath  afternoon  and  Friday  evening  prayer 
meetings  are  conducted  by  the  brethren  of  the  church, 
one  of  whom  will  preside,  whose  duty  it  shall  be  to  ap- 
point another  brother  to  preside  at  the  next  meeting. 
At  these  meetings  the  members  of  the  church  are 
invited  to  take  a  part,  to  express  their  feelings  in  re- 
gard to  their  own  experience,  to  provoke  each  other  to 
more  faithfulness  in  the  cause  of  Christ,  and  to  influ- 
ence the  Church,  as  a  body,  to  a  higher  standard  of 
piety  and  benevolence. 


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OFFICERS   OF    THE    CHURCH. 

1848. 

DEACONS. 

HENRY  C.  BOWEN,        113  Hicks  street,       ^    Elected  for     i 
CHARLES  ROWLAND,  159  Washington  st.  3    three  years. 


s  place.    ^ 
ia  st.         j 


DANIEL  BURGESS,         01  Columbia  st.         >    two    >'ears. 

LUTHER  EAMES,  88  Hicks  street,         >    Elected  tor     j 

AURELIUS  B.  HULL,      46  Willow  street,      5      °"e  )'ear. 


EXAMINING    COMMITTEE. 

1848. 

HENRY  WARD  BEECHER,  Pastor,  (ex-officio)  Is  Willow. 

JOHN  T.    HOWARD,       150  Hicks  street,        >    Elected  for 
J1RA  PAYNE,  100  Columbia  st.         S    three  years 

WM.  H.    B1GELOW,       5  Clinton  street,         >    Elected  for 
CHARLES  ROWLAND,  150  Washington  st.    5    fwo    years. 

DANIEL  BURGESS,        91  Columbia  street,   }    Elected  for 


HENRY  C.  BOWEN,       113  Hicks  street,        )      one  year. 


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TRUSTEES    OF     THE     SOCIETY. 

1848. 


JAS  FREELAND,  President,  9S  Columbia  st. 
HORACE  B.  CLAFLIN,  41  Pierrepont  st. 
WILLIAM  H.  MOORE,  12  Willow  place 

JOHN  T.  HOWARD,  Clerk,  150  Hicks  street 
J.  WILSON  GREENE,  59  Hicks  street, 

BRADFORD  KNAPP,  13S  Washington 

H.  C.  BOWEN,  Treasurer,  113  Hicks  street, 
J.  A.  DE  FOREST,  35  Cranberry  st. ' 

BENJAMIN  FLANDERS.     Court  n.  State  st. 


i      Elected 

>         tor 

5  three  years 


Elected 

lor 

two  years. 


Elected 

for 
one    year. 


OFFICER  OF  THE  SABBATH-SCHOOL. 

1848. 


LUTHER    EAMES,      Superintendent,      88  Hicks  street. 
JOHN  T.  HOWARD,     Secretary,  150  Hicks  street. 

ISAAC  L.  CONDIT,      Librarian,  145  Adams  street. 


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MANUAL.   FOR  BUSINESS  MEETINGS. 


When  the  appointed  time  for  the  meeting  arrives, 
|  the  stated  clerk  will  call  the  Church  to  order,  and  a 
moderator  being  nominated,  will  put  the  question  upon 
the  choice.  If  the  stated  clerk  should  not  be  present, 
any  member  may  rise  in  his  place,  nominate  a  mode- 
rator, and  put  the  question ;  and  a  clerk  pro  tern,  should 
then  be  chosen.  If  the  meeting  be  adjourned  to  another 
day,  the  same  officers  preside  again,  for  an  adjourn- 
ment is  but  a  continuance  of  the  same  meeting. 

All  the  decisions  of  the  presiding  officer  are  subject 
to  revision  by  the  Church. 

Every  motion  must  be  made  in  writing,  if  required 
|  by  any  member  ;  and,  when  seconded,  must  be  read 
by  the  moderator  and  submitted  to  the  consideration  of 
the  Church.  Until  this  motion  is  disposed  of,  all  sub- 
sequent propositions  must  be  made  by  way  of  amend- 
ment to  it.  An  amendment  may  go  to  the  exclusion, 
addition,  or  substitution  of  words  or  sentences  ;  indeed,a 
motion  to  amend  by  striking  out  all  the  words  after  the 
word  resolved,  and  substituting  an  entirely  new  proposi- 
tion upon  the  same  subject,  is  in  order.  Until  some  vote 
has  been  taken  on  a  resolution  or  an  amendment  to  it,  it 
may  be  withdrawn  by  the  mover.     There  are  certain 


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motions  which  are  termed  "privileged  "  which  may  be 
made  at  any  time :  such  are  the  motions  to  postpone  in- 
definitely, to  refer  to  a  committee,  to  lay  on  the  table 
(which  means  to  lay  aside  for  the  present),  to  postpone 
to  a  future  time  fixed,  and  to  adjourn.  All  these  mo- 
tions may  be  debated  except  the  last.  When  a  mem- 
ber is  speaking,  no  motion  can  be  made  but  with  his 
consent. 

When  any  motion  is  before  the  Church  every  mem- 
ber has  a  right  to  express  his  views  concerning  it ;  and 
while  doing  so,  the  moderator  is  bound  to  confine  him 
in  his  remarks  to  the  point  under  consideration,  and 
also  to  protect  him  against  all  interruption,  except  to 
call  him  to  order  if  he  violate  the  rules  of  courtesy,  or 
of  debate :  but  after  the  matter  of  order  is  adjusted, 
he  has  a  right  to  go  on  to  the  end  of  his  remarks. 

The  proposition  last  made  is  always  the  proposition 
under  consideration,  and  the  first  to  be  voted  on  ;  so 
that  when  several  amendments  or  propositions  are  be- 
fore the  meeting,  the  order  in  which  they  are  to  be 
voted  upon  is  usually  the  reverse  of  the  order  in  which 
they  were  made.  If  several  sums  are  proposed,  the 
largest  is  to  be  first  put  to  vote :  if  several  times,  the 
longest ;  and  as  to  the  numbers  generally,  the  largest. 

When  a  motion  is  put  to  vote,  it  should  be  first  clearly 
stated  from  the  chair,  so  that  there  may  be  no  possible 


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;  misunderstanding  about  it.     Then  the  moderator  says  :   ' 

<  As  many  as  are  in  favor  of  this  resolution,  will  please 
to  say  aye,  or — lift  up  their  hands,  or — rise,  as  the  cus- 

i  torn  of  the  Church  may  be  ;  then,  As  many  as  are 
against  this  resolution,  or — as  are  of  a  different  opinion, 
will  please  to  say  no,  or — lift  up  their  hands,  or — rise. 
\  Then  the  moderator  declares  the  result  by  saying — It  ) 
j  is  a  vote,  or — it  is  not  a  vote.     If  any  member  thinks  ' 
;  the  moderator  in  error,  or  that  an  accurate  count  would  \ 
\  change  the  result,  he  has  a  right  to  demand  it  immedi-   \ 
|  ately  :  in  which  case  the   question  must  be  put  again,   ; 
;  and  the  vote  carefully  counted.       After  the  question  is  \ 
.  put  to  vote,  there  can  be  no  debate,  and  no  new  propo-  \ 
',  sition  made,  until  the  voting  is  finished.    After  the  vote  < 
\  is  taken,  any  member  who  voted  in  the  majority ',  may,  \ 
\  during   the   same  meeting,    move   a    reconsideration  ; 

which  motion  opens  the  subject  again  for  debate  :  and  { 
\  if  the  vote  to  reconsider  is  adopted,  the  whole  matter  : 
;  stands  just  as  it  did  before  the  reconsidered  vote  was  } 
'<  taken  \ 

<  \ 
;       Questions  of  order  are  to  be  decided  by  the  modera-  \ 

|  tor  :  but  if  any  member  thinks  the  decision  incorrect,  he  j 

\  can  appeal  to  the  meeting;  and  the  decision  on  that  ap-  ' 

;  peal  will  be  final. 

When  the  report  of  a  comm.ttee  is  presented,  it  will 
|  of  course  be  put  on  file.     A  vote   to  accept,  and  adopt,  \ 


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is  an  expression  of  concurrence  with  the  views  of  the 
committee. 

When  a  member  has  a  motion  to  make,  or  wishes  to 
speak  on  a  pending  motion,  he  must  rise  and  address 
himself  respectfully  to  the  moderator. 

A  member  who  has  a  motion  to  make,  may  preface 
it  with  such  remarks  as  explain  his  design;  but  with 
this  exception,  speaking  is  out  of  order,  unless  some  de- 
finite proposition  has  been  submitted  and  is  under  con- 
sideration. 


TRUSTEES    OF    THE   SOCIETY. 


It  is  provided  by  the  statute,  that  the  trustees  of  any 
religious  society,  or  a  majority  of  them,  shall,  at  least  one 
month  before  the  expiration  of  office  of  any  of  the  trus- 
tees, notify  the  same  in  writing  to  the  minister  (or  in 
case  of  his  death  or  absence,  to  the  deacons),  specifying 
the  names  of  the  trustees  whose  terms  will  expire  ;  and 
the  minister  (or  the  deacons)  shall  publicly  notify  the 
members  of  the  society  of  such  vacancies,  and  appoint 
the  time  and  place  for  the  election  of  new  trustees  to  fill 
up  the  same.     This  notification  is  to  be  given  at  least 


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fifteen  days  before  the  election,  and  for  two  successive 
Sabbaths  or  days  on  which  the  society  shall  statedly 
meet  for  public  worship.  The  election  is  to  be  held  at 
least  six  days  before  the  vacancies  shall  occur.  Two 
deacons  (or  if  there  be  none  present,  then  two  members 
of  the  society),  to  be  nominated  by  a  majority  of  the 
members  present,  must  preside  at  the  election. 


Qualifi cation  of  Voters. 


The  law  also  provides  that  no  member  of  the  society 
shall  be  allowed  to  vote  at  these  elections  for  trustees, 
until  he  shall  have  been  a  stated  attendant  on  divine 
worship  in  the  society,  at  least  one  year  before  the  elec- 
tion, and  shall  have  contributed  to  the  support  of  the 
society  according  to  the  usages  and  customs  thereof. 
And  the  clerk  to  the  trustees  is  required  to  keep  a  regis- 
ter of  the  names  of  all  who  desire  to  become  stated 
hearers  in  the  society,  and  note  therein  the  time  when 
such  request  was  made;  and  to  attend  all  elections,  j 
with  such  register,  in  order  to  test  the  qualifications  of  j 
electors,  in  case  the  same  should  be  questioned. 


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RENTING    OF    PEWS. 


The  Pews  in  the  church  will  be  rented  annually  in 
I  the  month  of  May.  Such  as  are  not  then  taken,  may 
I  be  had  at  any  time  subsequent,  on  application  to  either 
\  of  the  Trustees  or  the  Sexton.  Payment  will  be  ex- 
\  pected  semi-annually,  in  advance. 

Those  unable  to  rent  pews  will  be    provided  with 


seats,  free. 


i 

i 


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iCr*    The  following  is   a  list  of  the   Members   of  the    Church. 

ORGANIZATION. 


June  12lh,  1847. 


BOWEX,  HENRY  C. 
BOWEX.  LUCY  MARIA 
BLAKE,  ELI  C. 
BURGESS,  BEXJAMIX 
BURGESS,  MARY 

CANNON,  MARY 

GRIFFIN,  DAVID 

HALE,  RICHARD 
HALE,  JULIA 
HOWARD,  JOHN  T. 

KNIGHT,  RACHAEL 


MORSE,  JOHN  F. 
MORSE.  REBECCA 


PAYXE,  J1RA 
PAYXE,  ELIZA 


ROWLAXD,  CHARLES 
ROWLAXD,  MARIA 


TURXER,  ALPHEUS  R. 
TURXER,  LOUISA 


WEBB,  JOHX 
WEBB,  MARTHA 


November,  1847. 


ABBY,  HORATIO  G. 

BATCHELDER,  FRANCIS  E.  M. 
BELL,  GEORGE 
BURBAXK,  GARDXER  * 
BURBANK,  SUSAN 
BURGESS,  DAXIEL 

CHILD,  PEXELOPE 
CHILD,  CHARLOTTE 
CHILD,   SUSAN 
CHILD.  ELLEXOR 


DAY,  SHERMAX 

DAY,  ELIZABETH  AXX 

EAMES,  LUTHER 
EAMES,  MEHITABLE 
KAMK-.  ELLEN    DOUGLASS 

EDWARDS,  WILLIAM 
EDWARDS.  REBECCA 
ELY.  II.  GILBERT 

HARRISON,  EDWARD  * 

HORSEY,  SOPIITA 


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HULL,  AURELIUS  B. 
HULL.  SARAH  S. 

KING,  ANN 
KING,  JANE 

NEWLIN,  MARIA  LOUISA 

PHILLIPS,  PIKEBE  C. 


ROWLAND,  HENRY 
ROWLAND  ELIZABETH 
RORKE,   CHARLOTTE  A. 

SMITH,  CORNELIUS 
SMITH,  EMELINE 
STORY,  ADELIA  ANN 

TAYLOR,  ELIZABETH 
TAYLOR,  AMELIA 
TURNER,  SAMUEL  H. 


Sa.nmst.vy, 

BIGELOW,  WILLIAM  H. 
BIGELOW,  LOUISA  B. 

CAMP,  SAMUEL  K. 
CAMP,  MARY  K. 
CHURCHILL  FRANCIS  C. 

DILLINGHAM,  WILLIAM  S. 
DILLINGHAM,  JULIA 


1S4S. 

GRASSIE,  WILLIAM  C. 

HARRISON,  JOSEPH 
HOLBROOK,  EMELINE 
HORSEY,  JOSEPH 

MARCH,  CATHARINE  0. 

TAYLOR,  EMMA 


Ularch, 

BEECHER,  HENRY  WARD 
BEECHER,  EUNICE  W. 
BEECHER,  WILLIAM  A. 
BEECHER,  MARIA  P. 
BALDWIN,  MARTHA  BURTISS 
BERGEN,  SUSAN 
BLAKE,  MARY  E. 
BROWN,  HELEN  E. 
BROWN,  ELLEN  S. 
BULLARD,  JESSE 


184S. 

BURTISS,  SAMUEL  W. 
BURTISS,  PRISCILLA  A. 

CAIN,  ELSA  MARIA 
COLLIGAN,  WILLIAM 
COLLIGAN,   IVY 
CONKLIN,  J.  T. 

DAVIS,  JOHN  D. 
DAVIS,  ESTHER 


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DE  MOTT,  CATHERINE 
DOWNING.  MARIA 

EAMES,  EDWARD  A. 
EDICK.  EMILY  R. 

FAIRCIIILD,  FANNY 

GREENE,  J.  WILSON 
GREENE,  CATHERINE  A. 
GRIEFIN,  SARAH 

KING,  HESDEN 
KING.  MINERVA  R. 
KING,  ELIZABETH 

LYNDE,  MARTIUS  T. 
LYNDE,  ELIZA  AY. 

MOORE,  WILLIAM  H. 
MOORE,  JANE  A. 
MELYIN,  AUSTIN 
MELYIN,  3IARTHA 
MOERS,  REBECCA 
McELWA,  ANN 

OTIS,  WILLIAM  H. 
OTIS,  ELIZABETH  A. 
OLD,  CHARLES 


PAYNE.  MARY  AUGUSTA 
TEASE.  CATHERINE  E. 
PHELPS,  HENRY  B. 
PHELPS,  LUCETTA  B. 
PLANT.  EDWARD 
PLANT.  HARRIET  JEANETTE 
POST,  GEORGE  W. 
POST,  CORNELIA  E. 


RAYMOND,  JOHN 
RAYMOND.  JEANETTE 


SEDGE  WICK,  CHEDALE 
SEYMOUR,  JAMES 
SILYER,  JAMES  MADISON, 
SIMONS,  LYDIA  ANN 
STOCKTON,  MARY 

TAYLOR,  HENRIETTA 
TURNER,  JOANNA  A. 

WALKER,  PHINEAS 
WIIITTEMORE,  MARY  ELLEN 
WILSON,  HELEN 
WILKES,  HELEN 


AT  WATER,  MARIA  B. 
AYERY,  CHARLES  A. 

BALL.  JOHN- 
BENNETT,  CHARITY 
BLAKE.   ANGENETTE 
BURTON  LOUISA 


May,  1S4S. 

BROOKS,  ESTHER 
BROWN,  MARIA 

CAMPBELL,  ARCHIBALD 
CONDIT,  ISAAC  L. 
CUMMINGS,  WILLIAM  R. 


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DAVIS,  ISAAC  F. 
DE  MOTT,  RICHARD  C. 
DOTY,  SAMUEL  C. 
DOTY,  ABBY  ANN 

ELY,  CAROLINE  B 

GREENE,  WARREN 
GREENE,  LYDIA  ANN 

HORSEY,  SOPHIA 

KNAPP,  BRADFORD 
KNAPP,  SUSAN 


LADD,  MARY  ELLEN 
LADD,  MARY 

PETTIT,  GERTRUDE 
POWERS,  CHARLES 
POWERS,  MARY  ISABELLA 
PRICHARD,  WILLIAM  H. 
PRICIIARD,  MARY  E. 

RATHBONE,  MARIA 

SCOFFIELD,  MARY 
STOUT,  ABIGAIL  J. 

WILSON,  ELIZABETH 


ABER,  SMITH  M. 
ABER,  HANNAH  M. 


July,  1848. 

OTIS,  AGNES 
OTIS,  MARIA  D. 


BARKER,  ELIZABETH 
BENNET,  CAROLINE  P. 

CHILD,  JOSEPH 
CHILD,  FIDELIA 
CLEMENT,  MARY  E, 

GLOVER.  MARIA  JANE 
GUTHRIE,  COLUMBUS  B. 
GUTHRIE,  JANE  MARIA 

LATIMER,  SARAH 


SANDFORD,  THOMAS  H. 
SANDFORD,  CAROLINE  M.  B. 
SPENCER,  WILLIAM  Jr. 

TASSIE,  MAGDALINE 
THALHEIMER.  MARIA  L. 
THALHEIMER,  MARY  E. 

WILBER,  CHARLES 
WILBER,  MARY 
WATERBURY,  WARREN 


Male  Members, 74 

Female  Members, 110 

Whole  Number, 184 

Whole  Number  received  by  Letter, 126 

Whole  Number  received  on  profession  of  their  faith, 58 

*  Deceased. 


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